Contract talks continue

The contract negotiations between the local nurses union and Northern Montana Hospital are ongoing, with different takes on the process from each side.

The hospital's negotiating team and the team representing the local of the Montana Nurses Association met last Friday for the first day of negotiations.

"Nothing really happened," said Don Robinson of Poore, Roth and Robinson, PC, based in Butte, the firm that is representing the hospital in the negotiations. "We just discussed our opening proposals each side submitted and agreed to meet again on Dec. 5."

Raymond Berg, labor relations specialis...